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JDAI in Nebraska-Expanding on
Success
NJJA Conference May 4, 2012
Corey Steel, Kim Thomas, Monica
Miles-Steffens
What is JDAI?
• Created in 1992, by the Annie E. Casey
Foundation (AECF), JDAI is a process designed
to address the efficiency and effectiveness of
juvenile detention across the United States.
• JDAI is operational in over 150 jurisdictions
and 30+ states, which includes over 75% of
the country’s juvenile detained population
• By the end of 2012, JDAI will be operational in
39 states and the District of Columbia
JDAI Goals/Objectives (5)
• Decrease the number of youth unnecessarily or
inappropriately detained
• Reduce FTA and re-offend rates prior to/pending
adjudication
• Redirect public funds towards effective juvenile
justice processes and public safety strategies
• Reduce disproportionate minority confinement and
contact
• Improve juvenile justice system overall
8 Core Strategies
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Collaboration
Data Driven Decisions
Objective Admissions Criteria
Case Processing
Alternatives to Detention
Reduce Racial/Ethnic Disparities
Conditions of Confinement
Special Cases (VOP, placements, status)
What’s Happening in Nebraska?
Douglas County Efforts
JDAI
Honorable Vernon Daniels
Thomas Warren
JDAI Collaborative
Crossover Youth Program
Model
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Casey Family Programs
Georgetown University
Data
TBD
Conditions of
Confinement
Ray Curtis
Tony Green
Crossover Youth
Implementation Team
Honorable Doug Johnson
Nicholas Juliano
Disproportionate Minority
Contact
TBD
Special Cases
Mark LeFlore
Objective Admissions
Mike Cantrell
Capt. Diana Kelly
Alternatives to Detention
Nick Juliano
Karla Dush
Case Processing
Joy Suder
CYPM will utilize existing
JDAI subcommittees to
the extent possible to
avoid duplication and
create efficiencies. Ad Hoc
committees and working
groups of CYPM may be
necessary at various times
in the process.
Data
The purpose of the Data
Subcommittee is to
oversee a collaborative
effort to design and
implement a plan for
collecting baseline data
on the detained
population, and for
collecting and
monitoring data to
measure the outcomes
of the Initiative.
• Reporting Elements created for
regular monitoring of the
initiative
• Quarterly and Annual Reporting
• Reconvene Common Definitions
• Provide support and data for the
broader collaborative
– Identification of Target
Populations
– Identification of areas for
improvement in data collection
DMC
The purpose of the DMC
Subcommittee is to work
within the JDAI framework to:
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identify stages in the
juvenile justice system
where minority youth
are disproportionately
represented;
assess factors that
contribute to DMC;
develop intervention
plans in conjunction with
other JDAI
Subcommittee and;
monitor and track DMC
trends overtime to
identify emerging issues
and measure progress.
• Complete the Burns Institute
Community Engagement
Exercise
• Identify priority DMC issues
revealed in the DUS
• Develop strategies to evaluate
DMC progress
• Identify Douglas County’s target
populations
• Review Relative Rate Index datacreate common definitions that
are “in line” with all system
stakeholders
• Produce Reports in a timely
manner regarding DMC issues
OAS
The purpose of the Objective
Admissions Subcommittee is to
review the current Risk
Assessment Instrument for
Nebraska, make
recommendations on
implementation, validation, and
changes needed to ensure
uniform application of the
instrument to the juvenile
population of Nebraska.
The subcommittee will also
review each discretion point
where the outcome of the
decision could result in the
juvenile being detained and
determine if an objective
screening criteria is warranted.
• Modification and approval of
new statewide Risk Assessment
Instrument for Intake Probation
– Training by AECF
– Approval via OAS sub through
JDAI Collaborative to Statewide
Committee
• Create structured decision
making grid for juvenile justice
stakeholders for any point in the
process
• Collaborate with the Alternatives
Subcommittee in the creation of
objective screening instruments
for alternatives to detention
• Analysis of Probation data
regarding alternative placement
recommendations
• Recommend "Continuum of
The purpose of the
alternatives" based on analysis
Alternatives to
• Capacity study of
Detention
current/existing alternatives
Subcommittee is to
assess the gaps between • Develop Alternative program
needed and available
screening instruments, in
alternatives to detention
cooperation with Objective
in Douglas County,
Admissions Subcommittee
recommend strategies
• Develop monthly reporting
to fill the gaps, and
criteria necessary to track
oversee implementation
success/failures
of new or modified
• HOME Program at Intake and
detention alternatives.
Staff Secure options
ATD
Case
Processing
The purpose of the
subcommittee is to
reduce unnecessary
within the juvenile
justice system.
• Pre-Detention Hearing
planning meetings
• Case Flow Chart
• Systems Map with
timeframes
• Case Processing Study
CYPM
Address the unique issues
presented by children and
youth who are known to
both the child welfare and
juvenile justice systems.
These young people, often
referred to as “crossover
youth,” move between the
child welfare and juvenile
justice systems, or are
known to both
concurrently.
• Identification of Target
Population (in theory)
Youth who have been arrested and have had
an accepted Child Welfare intake within the
last five years.
• Determine prevalence of
youth in target population
• Creation of
Implementation Team
• Gap Analysis
• Phase 1 Implementation
Plan
Major Findings From Detention
Utilization Study
• 85% Detention Rate (87% Juvenile Court)
• 71% of detention admissions are Youth of Color, while comprising only
21% of the youth population
• 66% of detention admissions are for “Other” offenses (i.e. violations of
court orders). That number jumps to 78% when looking at Juvenile Court
only.
• Average Length of Stay in detention averages 30 days (range was 0 to 155
days)
• Hispanic and Black males exceed the overall ALOS by at least 5 days
• 67% of youth admitted to detention report a zip code East of 72nd Street.
Successes
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DCYC makes additions to more accurately identify ‘admits’
Douglas County Board approves Resolution 411 naming the Collaborative and
committing to participation in the AECF JDAI reform process (19 departments and
agencies)
Douglas County uses the AECF data tool that disaggregates our data and provides a
“picture” of detention use and probation
Douglas County visit JDAI Model Site to Portland, Oregon
Regional effort with Sarpy County to use Staff Secure beds
Purpose of Detention approved (February)
HOME Program began accepting referrals at the point of intake (February)
Douglas County Board approves renovation of Unit 11 for Staff Secure (February)
Pilot project between Juvenile County Attorney and Juvenile Assessment Center to
diverts youth from the system via ‘warning letter’ (February)
Sarpy County launches as 2nd JDAI site in Nebraska (February)
Statewide Coordinator Hired (March)
Inter Site Conference-Houston (April 2012)
Detention Admissions 2006-2011
Average Length of Stay 2006-2011
Average Daily Population 2006-2011
Admissions by Race 2006-2011
Next Steps in Douglas County
• Risk Assessment Instrument training and
revision
• Expand continuum of alternatives available at
the point of arrest
• CYPM data extract that reflects that target
population and data collection on target
population
What’s Happening in Nebraska?
Statewide Expansion
Steps to Statewide Effort
• Sarpy County launched in spring of 2012.
• Home for Statewide initiative confirmed in
spring 2012.
• Statewide coordinator hired in April 2012.
• Statewide RAI training May 8th, 2012
• Development of Statewide Stakeholder
Committee.
• Support expansion of local sites.